Item	Detail		Action
Present:		Councillor A F Moss - Chairman Councillor P S Atkinson Councillor M S Jordan Councillor M J Sargeant Councillor L King, Councillor J D Llewellyn Borough Councillor T Wootton (arrived 8:30 pm)
1	Apologies for absence - Councillor H M Banks
2	Minutes from the last meeting – the minutes from the meeting held on 15th December were approved unanimously
3	Open Session – Mr Peter Mossman and Mr Clive Burchett presented their objections to Planning Application 09/02901/FUL. This was subsequently discussed by the full council – see para. 9 below
4	Disclosure of Interest: - None Declared.
5	Matters arising from the minutes  (not covered in the Agenda)
5.1	Anti- Social Behaviour – Letter from Gavin Hughes-Rowland and reply sent requesting a visit to a meeting. Reply awaited New agenda item will be added for police issues			Chair
5.2	Newsletter - Local tradesmen and businesses are encouraged to submit details for inclusion in the Local Services list to be published with the January issue of the newsletter. This will now be re-issued in the next newsletter, due to the low level of response. Jeanette Atkinson is handling this and will compile a list
5.3	Dog Litter Bin – Installation now planned for next month due to freezing weather			MS
6.	Highway Matters
6.1	Kerbing - on the Staughton Moor Road is being discussed between the local Council and Cambridge Highways Dept. As noted in the Highways Plans circulated by email on a spreadsheet
6.2	Proposed Road Closures – Works at Green End rescheduled until 18/19 Jan and now completed on 18th January A1 Lane closures letter received from highways agency
6.3	Speed Device – booking to be arranged in April/May
7	Finance – 7.1 Bank Account Balances  at  31.12.2009  estimated – no statements    £ Parish Council 2090.04 Savings Account 796.03 7.1.1 Managed funds   Millennium fund 215.93 Pathfinders fund 3404.64     7.2 Income – bank interest  0.03     7.3 Payments authorised   No payments to authorise, but some cheques needed a second signature
8.	Parish Clerk –  Advised that Laura Cain maybe interested in the job Chairman to contact Laura			Chair
9	Planning
9.1	New applications 09/02901/FUL Land Adjacent to Green Acres – based on discussions outlined above, the council agreed to object to the application, on various issues around sighting, day light and invasion of privacy on adjoining properties. Concern was also expressed about the need for vehicles to clear of the footway during construction 09/02688/FUL Construction of new access and drive and associated works. Support the application 09/03020/FUL Change of land use Upper Staploe – advise that the increased traffic could be a problem
10	Sports Pavilion and Playing Field
10.1	Playing Field - Unfortunately the ‘Work Day’ had not gone ahead due to inclement weather. A future date is to be set. The Chairman reported that he is making arrangements to have the hedge cut.
10.2	Cricket Club – request from Richard Smith to meet and plan progress. Paul Atkinson and Mike Sargeant to meet and discuss progress
10.3	Playing Field Boundary – Bridleway need to check distances from the fence line with Francine Rainbow			Chair
11	Community First Responder Scheme – 12 people have replied and need to arrange training requirements			MS
12	Old Chapel – Based on feedback it was suggested that if the building is to be demolished then could some form of memorial be constructed to commemorate the building – which does have some local historical connections			Chair
13	Correspondence received – 1.       Cllr Wootton money offer of £1000 how can we use this? A list is to be drafted and contact the Borough Council 2.       Bedford Borough Council offer of daffodils for Sept 2010 3.       No cold Calling visit to PC Angela Williamson to be arranged 4.       Parish council conference 1/12/2009 5.       Clerks & Councils Direct Suppliers guide and Yearbook 6.       Clerks & Councils Direct January 2010 7.       Standard committee meeting  - 5th November 2009 8.       Standard committee meeting  - 11th January 2010 9.       Rural Transport Provision Meeting 21st January Sharnbrook 10.   Rural Transport Provision Meeting 8th February Ravensden 11.   PCSO Paul Jones Police Surgery
14	Councillors information – 1.       Councillor A F Moss – cars being parked on the footway, two verbal complaints received. Safety issue for pedestrians 2.       Councillor P S Atkinson – no comments 3.       Councillor M S Jordan – flower boxes ready to be fitted: use of salt from salt bin and location of salt bin needs review 4.       Councillor M J Sargeant – throwing of snow balls at houses: tree has been ripped out at Springhill House 5.       Councillor L King – slippery bridges on foot paths Francine Rainbow 6.       Councillor J D Llewellyn – History Group event being organised by Ann Burbridge (meeting 12th Feb at 2:30 pm) Louise has agreed to be liaison with the PC 7.       Borough Councillor T Wootton – Rural grants under threat: Council tax rise likely to be around 2-3%, after initial budget rise of 11%: all the savings due from the creation of the unitary authority have not materialised: HGV’s plans scrapped and not expected to be revived for a couple of years
15	Date of next meeting – Tuesday 16th February 2009
16	Meeting closed – 9:36 pm

 

Minutes prepared by Cllr A F Moss